Cannon Advances in Hunt Seat Regionals

Sophomore Lily Cannon advanced to the IHSA Zone 8 Finals next month in Palo Alto, Calif., as the Colby Community College hunter seat team completed the regular season on March 9 and then the Zone 8 Region 5 Hunt Seat Regionals on March 10. Colorado College in Colorado Springs hosted both shows in Fountain, Colo.

In Saturday's regular-season finale, sophomore Nellie Kaner took second place in novice equitation on the flat and scored enough points to ride in Sunday's regional competition. She joined teammates Cannon and Jenna Milford, who qualified at other shows in the same class.

The top two riders in each class earn a chance to ride in the zone finals at Stanford University on April 6. Cannon placed first, and Milford finished fourth.

"I am so proud of how well all of our qualifiers rode at Regionals and am excited for Lily to move on to Zones at Stanford!" said Coach Sara Jamison.

March 9 Individual Results

Limit Equitation Over Fences: Jenna Milford, 4^th.
Limit Equitation on the Flat: Lily Cannon, 2^nd; Milford, reserve.  
Novice Equitation on the Flat: Nellie Kaner, 2^nd; Maleia Powell, 5^th.
Pre-Novice Equitation on the Flat: Courtney McCullough, 3^rd.
Introductory Equitation on the Flat: Elizabeth Wright, 2^nd; Sarah Polley, 3^rd; Nalleli Rollf, 4^th.

Story by Sara Jamison